National Institute for Health and Care Research

Local green spaces are linked with better mental health

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Episode notes

Green and blue spaces could improve mental health through the opportunities they provide to socialise and exercise; it could also be that these spaces improve air quality. But other factors, such as wealth, may explain this difference.

In this podcast, Helen Saul, Editor in Chief of NIHR Evidence, speaks with Sarah Rogers, Professor of Health Informatics at the University of Liverpool about the impact of green space on our mental health and her study aiming to tease out the impact of green and blue spaces alone, regardless of wealth or other factors.

Read a full transcript of the episode here.

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